Floating fluid-loading rack



Bec. 2l 1926;

E. HAMMOND FLOATING FLUID LOADING RACK Filed Feb. 27, 1926 cars fromfloats ,during loading,v andthere- Emi/inn HnMMoiin, on' BALTIMOREQMARY'RAILWAY contr-ANY, or BALTIMGRE;

Lann, Assief'itoit To iii'irrttenn MARYLAND, 'A BooY conrfonn'jrn orTian STATES or MARYLAND Ann Pennsylvania; p

' 'i nLoAt'rinG annie-LOADING RACK.

Appncaiioni flied rebiary isz/Q sensi No. sieve..r 'e

f This device relates to a loading apparatus made up of a series oflmetal pipes'fo'r `delivery of fluids -to carriers. Y

More particularly the objectiof the invene i f" tion is to'provide anyefficient means of transl those fer of fluids from containerssiinilarto that may be found "at manufacturing, shipf Pine, a `clocls:s,or floating structures, to'I receiving vehicles;VV y Y Y The apparatusis particularly adapted lto `loading such a fluid as gasolinefroinstorage tanks onland into railway tanlrlcars" on car floats. i3;.2. f

Another Objectis tol eliminate removal of by to effect the loading'in vaminimum time ata minimum cost withla minimum Wasteof product. Formerly,wherebarge movement of railway-tank carshafs `been necessary to reachshipping points it: has been necessary to'reniove' the cars fromthe-vessel by motive power.- A special floating'steel bridge isvnecessary to convey the-cars from barge'- to shore. A yardv and tracklayout must be provided t'oconvey thecarsto the storage tanks and they*must there be switched in place atstationary "loading racks to receivetheffluid, Another switching movementq effected bythe locomotive andyard fcrevv.

' This invention, there cessive'cost'of bridge construction; expense offswitchingV movements gf depreciation Vv of equipment; need oftransf'eryard; tracks 1 vand services 'of' engine? andltrain,crevv;

v zbe'enr loadedlby thisfr'ack'in thirtyfminutes. Without it'f'tvvo"khours"A would` be consumed.

' tries not reached by rail.

11n actual practicewl'iere" gasoline vstorage tanks vv'e're'I amilefrfro'in shore;v ofnej carhas c Use" of pressure`flow"instead-foffgravity.' de

ereasesloadngtme,

yvvit'houtthe 'rackfg `threewith it.V Ten cars Y canbeloadedfinf'onehour in four Afurther object of heinvention' is-to fa-5U cilitate shipments from Water-front indus- I attain ob'ect-byacomprises av series of p1 esor conduits into *which the fluid is eenucteclvfrom an en# storage or'transfer points kon j land1 'f Tenfjmen lare; required? mechanism whichV terior source of supply.YThe'apparatusconfg.

Aline which be i f sis'tsl ofk ainan feed y 'placed longitudinally inthe center of a 'car float. The-main Aline is provided VwithV aflange-fitted opening T, and a throughi'which'the fluid may passiv Infthe the flow in either direction. -This feed line may be horizontal,vorl the intake portion'niay be loiver'than its ends tofacilitatedrainage gatefvalve 'tuy -main line, on eachv side of the pointwvherethe fluid enters,` v is'V a gate-valvev tof control,

.ivhennot in use. A seriesl of upright pipes Y or risers connect with itat-intervals and extend vertically upvvvard', To the upper .vend

of each iisera movableflexible pipe-arm, or

thatits free end may reachQtheV dome of a tank. carV adjacently "placed"'for-1` loading. .i i Y These lateral branches maybe ofany def conduitis. connected and extends laterally `so Y sired length.- ,Iflrigid' theymaybe con- I structed to pivotvponf'the-joint connection with the riserandi` the `end maybe-,fitted -yvitl'i'` an'.v

L-un-ion, nipple.. or nozzle to v"direct l thegfl'uid *downward intotlie car.` Such la pipe-arm may have one' on .1iiore 's`ectibn`s1connected vvith -eacli other by flexible joints. `If ther'lateralbrancliesare' of flexible hosethe-free end may 'have aa-suitablefittingattached, through whichl the 'fluidmay be discharged rigid'material' a platform connecting the, risers.

that any one. of* themY may be; raisedv orV lowered toconnect'vvitlri-tlie'top ofthelcar and facilitate handling'tlre-lateral'pipe-arms. f i l i Nearthe'iipper end of each riser; is a .gatefvalvejtocoiit'rol: tlieflovv. of li'tpiidfv To each end of 5 themainfeedline i's'fconneted-iapipe leadingi to a source' of,lcompressedaairfwhich hij.. "n 1 beeontained inai'seriesrofiairrpressiire i Y tanksij oinediftdgether' 'by` 'a pipeline? fitted vvithvalves to .controlrthe flow* of air'.

be cleared of fluid.

clin-al `elevation i Bib the-A introduction of air intoqthe feedL lineThis mechanism isfillustratedfby the accompanyingpg `drawings 4in-Whicli lFigure I 110? is a plan zvievv, Figure "Il isiaifside longitu,-

and Fi'guelll is across Y fseetiene#the intake valvenearfthefcenter`afterloading has ceased; the lapparatus :may

of tiie main feed line, but showingv Valso the :iirintalre valve ateither end of the air lin-e.

A more detailed 'description of my apparatus is Yas follows:

' From the fleXib'lehose, Vpip-e or conduit Y18 :connectingl ywith thesource of fluid supplyV the fluid is conducted by means of a .gate-'valve l Vinto the main feed pipe l through which the flow is Controlledin each direction' if, by gateevalves 2 and 3. From the main feed lineupri ht ines orrsers 5 are connected by union, joints to the main feedline to can ry theV fluid to the lateral arms 5. vEach lateral arm isconnected with its riser bv a --3 pivotaljoint to allovv horizontalmovement of the arm to either side. g The end of each lateral arm isopen and isv provided with a terinnal-litting 9 through whichl the liuidmay be discharged into the dome 7 of a tanlr car 8l yThere may be asmany risers as desired, according tov the leiiogtli of the cai" floatand its capacity for car placement.

The'flexible arm at the top of eaehriser mayl be of any desired length.lt may be of hose 'or other flexible inateriahor pipe in one or moreVsections 'connected by flexible union joints. Near the upper'end ofeach riser isV a Vgate-*valve 1,0 .to control the flow of fluid.k

By means of these valves the lquid may be cut oiffrom any one or more ofthe lateral arms VWithout aecting the others;

`TheI main feed line may be loca-ted. longitudinally along'thecenter ot'arc'ar float ll between car traclsover which tank cars may move tosuitable loading; positions.

The risers may be braced bya frame Worl .lla.o,fvvood or other rigidmaterial. The

frame-Work maysupport a` platform l2. To the platform Vat either side ofeachriser a movable lfootv'vay4 lgpma'y bevattach'ed by means of ahingejoint one ofits ends,

`v vwhich'allows it tov be raised to vertical 'position ivhen not'inuseor lvoiveredi'to'the car topfwh'en in use. VThe footwvay may be of suchlength as to reach the top of a tank carvvh'en placed forfloading andmay beconnected with the'iplatform et;V any pointV Where itavill bestfacilitate the handling of VVthe Vlat-eral branch pipe-arms, Y .y v

the main Vfeed line a small .To each end of pipe'lf; is joined, fromWhich compressed VVair may beintroduced 'into' the main feed line bymeans of valves lrrfrom an air store supply. The compressed airjinay. be

" V`stored'in tanks lf'connect-ed bya" pipe line. -v The air lineiifiayVbe `fitted with] valves 19 Vat either end, throughwvhich the fair may beintroduced into the air line from .'eXterior sources. `AT he air linemay be fitted With 4an air gauge 17 at any point thereon to; show theair prefsure. Through the air line compressed air Vmay be introduced byvalves' lo into the feed line vtojdiscliargre theA fluid therefrom afterloading has ceased.V Ejection of the fluid is controlled by gate-valvesl0, l, 2 and 3. i v The airline and feed line may bcplaced above orbelow the deck of Vthe car float,

but it ispreferable to place the liquid feed t leaks.

line above the deck in order to` detec` rilthougghl' have described vmyvinventioii i as embodied in a. iai'ticular form and espee eiallyadapted for a certainpurpose, nan'ielni,

the loading of gasoline tank Vcars on'V car floats at docks from a shoresu Til l do not confine myself to this particular embodiment of theinvention nor to any pa ticularfusea Y vided with a .gate-valve near itsupper end to' control they flow therein, and each having a lateralbranch extension open at itsend and y'attached to the'top of the riserby apivotafl jointso that it may .move horizontally,-YY`

each lateral branch pipe having one `or more arms connected with eachother by flexible joints and each: lateralv `branch having l opening at.its end to whichV is attached a fitting suitableto direct the flow ofthe fluid into a tank car below; and a si'ipportingVV .frame of rigidinater1al to which the upright pipes are Vattached Y andV i upon whichYis mountedfa platform, toixvliich platform, near each upright pipe,footways Vcomieot by hingeejoints to facilitate reaching'the cars vandhandling the y inovable'latciiil branch pipes; and also, as partrof thiscombination, a coinpressedaar 'storage#and-conveyor pipe line mountedon'the floatingbargeand'con-V nected with' the main tliiifl Vline nevarl'each end, the airlinebeing fitted vwith valves'near lthe points ofitsconnectionwitli the .fluid line, Vto control'the; outllow'ofvair intothe ylluid line-the airline alsoy beingliitted with valves to controlVthe lowof air' into itdfrom exterior sourcesf.

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